There was an unreadable expression on Kelly’s face as she processed this new development. I help my breath. If she wanted us to take her home because she was mad that we lied to her, we would have no choice. Then, the entire n would be ruined, and we would miss the chance of getting the evidence we needed.


    I waited with bated breath. In fact, no one in the car seemed to be breathing as we all waited to see how Kelly would react.


    “Alright,” Kelly said, and her face rxed. “I mean, I’m not happy that you guys lied to me, but I won’t make a big deal about it. In the end, we have the same goal.” Her eyes shed with determination and vengeance. “All of us want to make Chloe pay for her crimes.”


    “Exactly,” Ava said and sighed with relief.


    Thankfully, the rain eventually subsided. Chloe had seemed to slow down because of the downpour, too, but as soon as it was safe, the red Corvette began to speed away. /


    “Follow that car!” I yelled and pointed out Chloe’s car to Richard.


    The bodyguard stepped on the gas, and our car skidded slightly on the wet road.


    Aiden reached out to steady himself on the dashboard. “Woah, careful there,” he said.


    Richard ignored him as he looked down at the GPS on his phone. “I think Chloe is headed in the same direction as we were before.”


    Ava and I shared a look of excitement. “That means the third location


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    is right!” I said.


    “The n ising together,” Ava squealed


    My phone vibrated with a text as Richard continued to speed after Chloe. It was Ethan’s mom.


    Amelia: My contacts found out that Mrs. Windsor’s mother–Chloe’s grandma–owns an ancestral home in the Ld countryside. The property was renovated and converted into an orchard by Mrs. Windsor when Chloe was a kid.


    Then, she sent me a pinned location of the orchard.


    My heart lifted with hope and anticipation coursed through me.


    The location Amelia had sent was exactly where we were headed.


    This had to be the right ce. We were so close I could taste it.


    *Author*


    About forty–five minutes away, Amelia was riding in a car with her son. Ethan was driving, his hands clutched around the steering wheel.


    Amelia put her phone in her purse after she sent the text message to Olivia. Her son’s ex–wife had no idea that they were on their way to Ld, too.


    “Why are we going to this random countryside town, Mom?” Ethan asked as he mergednes. “I’ve never even heard of Ld before.”


    “This trip is vital,” Amelia answered as she smoothed her sleek blonde hair that was in a slick bun. “It is the only way to get our family back on track.”


    “How very vague of you, Mother,” Ethan muttered.


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    Earlier that day. Amelia had been having lunch with Mrs. Windsor and Chloe. When they said goodbye, Mrs. Windsor mentioned that <b>she </b>and her daughter were taking a trip to Ld today


    Amelia had frozen when she had heard that name because she knew that was the location where Olivia and her friend were headed.


    After some thinking, Amelia had decided to go to Ld, too. She was sick of being told what to do and being used for her connections. She didn’t want to be just a bystander in this situation anymore. She wanted to be a yer.


    It seemed like Ld was the ce to be tonight, and she wanted to be where the action was.


    She had taken her son along for her own protection and the hope that she would witness how crazy his future bride was so that he could rethink his decision to marry her.


    “Step on it, Son,” Amelia said as she settled back in her seat and crossed her arms. “We have somewhere to be.”


    Ethan looked at his mother questionably but decided not to ask and hit the gas pedal.


    *Olivia*


    Richard followed the red Corvette for about fifteen minutes, and the farther north we went, the more the rain slowed down until it stoppedpletely. The sky was a beautiful mix of pink, orange, and blue, swirled around the sky like a painter had taken a brush to it.


    Eventually, we made it into a small vige, and Chloe parked her car in the driveway of a small, three–story house.


    “Park behind those bushes,” Ava instructed Richard.


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    He slid the car behind the green hedges. It was the perfect spot to observe Chloe, but we were still hidden anzeigh where the wonddat spot tis


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    Chloe and Mrs. Windsor exited the car, in the diner’s sea, a dung bulking man got out.


    “I bet that guy doubles as their bodyguard,” I muttered, and Poa nodded in agreement.